I wanna be a freak!

[Aquabella]

Hi everyone!

I just came by to say Hello. I've been reading a bit and I see you guys have know yer stuff. Cool! I was certified last September, did my AOW in October and Rescue course in November. This year I'm just gonna dive! I hear(and read) there's alot to do and see hear in good 'ol Ontario and I'm looking forward to it.

It's nice to meet you all!:wave:

[Cave Diver]

Aquabella once bubbled...
I wanna be a freak!

You might try PM'ing O-ring and Jep. They could write a book on being a freak.

Ohhhhhhhhh you meant a OFWF.... :D

[Groundhog246]

Aquabella once bubbled...
Hi everyone!
It's nice to meet you all!:wave:
Welcome to the best scuba forum on the internet (actually I mean all of Scubaboard, not just OFWF). Read, ask questions, learn. The white stuff will be gone soon. :D Too bad the water up here stays so cold. :( But dive we will anyway, because we are Canadian! :cheers: :party:

[GTADiver]

You will enjoy your diving in Ontario.

[DivingGal]

As others have said, this is a great place to learn lots about the sport we love so much.

Welcome, and don't be shy to ask questions.

[Aquabella]

Thanks for the welcome! I guess I should get my butt up top and introduce myself to the masses. I was just intrigued by the local folk.

So now you have another newbie to ask a bunch of questions(although I will do a search on them first) and make you all look like Geniuses.

It's hard waiting for the white stuff so go away, isn't it? I know it's going to be frickin cold when it does but I'm in there! Just like Groundhog said...
"But dive we will anyway, because we are Canadian!"

Cave Diver, hmmm...how to be a house freak? I donno... :eek: :D

[ScubaScott]

Welcome to the board....... you'll find a ton of great information here and a little bit of hot air, probably all the info you need and more about diving province wide........ if you get up north at all, let me know......

SS

[canuckdiver]

welcome to the board!

as soon as we thaw out, we have some of the greatest diving in the world on our doorstep!

[Aquabella]

Looking forward too it. It looks like there has been some talk of an OFWF dive. I'd be interested if it happens.

SS...you bet, I'll let you know!

:dance:

[canuckdiver]

as is a standing offer to all OFWF, if you get to the east (kingston), feel free to look me up ;)

[Aquabella]

Cool Canuckdiver, I will!:)

[divedude]

Hi Aquabella
I started diving in London a long time ago at a shop near Labatts
Can't remember the name "Old age creeping in" We use to go to Sarnia every Wednesday nite and dive the river. If you ever get a chance go dive it. [with a experienced buddy] it's a great dive. little cold right now though
Welcome to our board :)

[Aquabella]

but forget the rest....hmmm:devilish: :D

That's the 'Deep 3' shop. I have heard of a group who gets together on Wednesdays in Sarnia, it must be them. I always thought it would be cool to do something like that. We did our OW in Sarnia, but they keep us on a pretty short leash. I hear there is some fun driftdiving opportunities there. Can't wait.

Glad to meet ya!:)

[divedude]

I remember Labatt's :coke:
Deep 3 scuba, oh ya, Mike Flanagan I think was the owner back then.
By the way who trained you? if you don't mind me asking. I still know a lot of the crew up there. They come diving with me here in Kingston.

[Aquabella]

I did my courses with Rob Pugh who owns 'Divers Down' over on Dundas St. Great guy, talented instructor too. Do you know any of the guys from there? You might know a 'Terry' from there, he seems to be a pretty popular guy. I haven't met him personally yet but I just got an email saying I nabbed a spot on a trip they have planned up to Toby. Yee Hew! It'll be my first time there!:yea:

[divedude]

Great! You did it with the best then.
Tell Rob & Paul I said Hi :)
Rob was my Divemaster Instructor, and they have chartered my boat many times.
You won't go wrong with "Divers Down"

[Aquabella]

I'll also make sure the let me come along next time! :devious:

[Ontario Diver]

Welcome aboard....

I missed ytou post because I shot a nail through my finger with a nailgun.....

Gosh, I love Woodworking too!:wacko:

[Aquabella]

where the guy in the little green tank went!

Soooo....what were you making when that nailgun bit you? A Chippendale arm chair? Or maybe a Queen Ann credenza? I'd love to see some pics woodbud!:devious: Maybe you should try a screwdriver!:D

[Ontario Diver]

Don't tend to use the nailgun on fine furniture......

I was building a riser out of MDF to cover some radiator pipes in a closet that I had just built. The passload gun overloaded and shot the brad through two 3/4 inch pieces, through 2 inches of air and then through my "saluting" finger. ouch... Dangnabit

Finshed a deacons bench last week, doing more finsh carpentry right now.

Are you coming down for the wood working show?

[Aquabella]

you don't use any screws either!

Ha! I thought you were teasing me dude.:D A deacon's bench, cool. How'd it turn out? Are you working on your own house? I have an old house I have plans to renovate. Geez...you sound more experienced than me in WW too. Ah well!:crawl:

I haven't heard when the show is. I missed the cottonpickin London one! Are you going?

Ouch, sorry to hear about the finger:alright:

[Ontario Diver]

today and this weekend. I might go Sunday AM.

Yes I use screws but not where they can be seen (except on decks......)

Mostly biscuits and dowel joinery.

I love working in old houses. I worked in a century home in the beaches a while ago...plaster was so old it cracked if you looked at it hard! The house I just finished had newspapers from 1945 under the floor that I tore up. I found a 45 penny as well. The boy who is going to live there is really pleased.

The lady of the house and I read the old papers for about 45 min and she still paid me for the time!

If you need a hand on the old house, give me a call and pay me in beer!

[arcticcat]

As an ex ontario type I do like to drop in here from time to time.
Born and raised in Oakville. Used to be a nice small town.

You talking cold?
Where I live now it hit -47 C this week. Thats cold.

Did I tell you about my 24 days in Bonaire this winter?:mrcool:

I've done some training in Ontario fresh water. But not any fun dives. If I get back this summer I would love to dive with some of you.

[Ontario Diver]

arcticcat once bubbled...
As an ex ontario type I do like to drop in here from time to time.
Born and raised in Oakville. Used to be a nice small town.

You talking cold?
Where I live now it hit -47 C this week. Thats cold.

Did I tell you about my 24 days in Bonaire this winter?:mrcool:

I've done some training in Ontario fresh water. But not any fun dives. If I get back this summer I would love to dive with some of you.

No Prob.... Give us a call.

Anyone taking the name of a snowmobile is OK in my book!!!

[Aquabella]

Ontario Diver once bubbled...
If you need a hand on the old house, give me a call and pay me in beer!

Coool OD!:bounce: I'll start stocking up! Man, talk about the perfect guy! A woodworking/renovating SCUBA guy!;) :D


Hey arcticcat!
That'd be great! if you come by this summer, let us know, I'm in for sure!:D

[taz22]

Aquabella once bubbled...


Coool OD!:bounce: I'll start stocking up! Man, talk about the perfect guy! A woodworking/renovating SCUBA guy!;) :D




How about a woodworking/renovating SCUBA GUY that has his very own 24ft speedboat that can do 65mph that you can scuba dive from?

It comes in handy by keeping your charter costs to a minimum! Plus you can dive the Keystorm with a minimum of wasted time since you can get to US and Canadian customs faster!

:pirate:

[Aquabella]

WELL now...all I can say to that is Vroom VroOOM! Wit Woo! :lovestrk: :D

Man, I need some new pick up lines:rolleyes: :D

[arcticcat]

Thanks...
If I make time for ontario this summer it would be great to see some wrecks. Especially with people who know where to go. What would work for me is cram lots of dives over a few days cause vacation time is so precious. And what ever other fun stuff, like touristy stuff and good food etc.
What time of year do people start diving tob. or kingston and brockville?

[canuckdiver]

I don't know about "usually"

but we will be trying to get the season started pretty much as soon as the ice is gone from the shoreline. Last year it was about the beginning of april, hoping for about the same this year.

and there will be a 24' steel workboat, not very fast, but very stable and rugged, running pretty much every weekend, anybody is welcome! ;)